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Hepatitis B Core Antibody, IgM Blood Test

Utah rates for HCPCS 86705

This blood test looks for a specific type of antibody that the body produces early in a hepatitis B infection, which helps identify a recent or active infection rather than one from long ago. It is often used together with other hepatitis B blood tests to clarify the timing and stage of infection.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Hepatitis B Core Antibody, IgM Blood Test cost?

$13.49

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.96 from a physician practice, and about $63.10 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$10.96$9.55 to $13.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$63.10$47.86 to $79.43

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $63 · 10th to 90th $15 to $83Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $9 to $15
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $63professional $11

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$14.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$22.39
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$52.48
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.47
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$8.32
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$15.14
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$7.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$16.60

Where Utah sits

The same service costs 5.0 times more in West Virginia than in Tennessee. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Utah $13.49 · 34th of 51
WV $56.23TN $11.22

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.